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Terminal connecting system

  • US 9,088,098 B2
  • Filed: 12/02/2013
  • Issued: 07/21/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/14/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An electronic device, comprising:

  • a connecting interface including a connection portion; and

    a fastening portion comprising a plate that is configured to;

    (i) be substantially flush with a surface of the electronic device when the connection interface and a connector are not mated, and (ii) extend or recede from the surface of the electronic device when the connection interface and the connector are mated;

    wherein the fastening portion further comprises a shaft coupled to the plate and a plate driver configured to actuate the shaft, andwherein the plate driver further comprises at least one of an electromagnet and a motor coupled to the shaft, and an electronic circuitry configured to detect whether the connector is being mated with the connection interface and cause at least one of the electromagnet and the motor to actuate the shaft in a predetermined direction when it is determined that the connector is being mated with the connection interface.

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